How to see it
HIP 59540 has a visual magnitude of about 9.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 59540: right ascension 12h 12m 34s, declination +35° 45′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 59540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59540, HD 106114, Gaia DR3 4029412289882029568. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4029412289882029568
- HIP
- 59540
- HD
- 106114
- gaia_dr3
- 4029412289882029568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4029412289882029568
- HD 106114
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.18